Page Scraper

Sometimes a web site has just one piece of information you find interesting or want to keep track of (without having to constantly start your browser and visit the site). You could write your own custom Widget, or, if you're up to the challenge of using Regular Expressions, this simple tool can save you the trouble.

Regular Expressions are NOT for the faint of heart. If you're not an experienced computer programmer, please think twice before trying to use this Widget. Even programme… More

Current Version: 1.4.2

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February 21, 2006 · version 1.2 burrito22
Trying to get the "Users Online: xxxx" from www.teamxlink.co.uk - it is in the bottom right corner. Can't seem to pick it up with what I thought was the right regexp,

(Users Online:s[0-9]{4,5})

I think it is because it is in a separate frame. Any thoughts?
February 21, 2006 · version 1.2 Chris Means
Yes, the problem is that the text you're looking for is coming in through an iframe element, and I don't see a way to pull that info directly. A reference to the statistics.php page directly seems to get redirected to the main page. I don't see a way around that problem. Let me know if you find one.
February 21, 2006 · version 1.2 burrito22
Trying to get the "Users Online: xxxx" from www.teamxlink.co.uk - it is in the bottom right corner. Can't seem to pick it up with what I thought was the right regexp,

(Users Online:s[0-9]{4,5})

I think it is because it is in a separate frame. Any thoughts?
February 21, 2006 · version 1.2 burrito22
Trying to get the "Users Online: xxxx" from www.teamxlink.co.uk - it is in the bottom right corner. Can't seem to pick it up with what I thought was the right regexp,

(Users Online:s[0-9]{4,5})

I think it is because it is in a separate frame. Any thoughts?
February 21, 2006 · version 1.2 Chris Means
The help file has some examples. Right click on the Widget and select Help from the popup menu.